Agriculture plays an important role in India. With an immense amount land, rich soils, and multiple climates agriculture is one of the most important economies in India. The word agriculture is defined as the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food and other products. Agriculture and farming in India are similar to those around the world. They too farm based off of culture, climate, and seasons. The main
United States. It is well known for its animal husbandry and its main fresh water supply comes from the South-eastern Coastal Plain Aquifer System. The government spends billions of dollars treating the fresh water so it is consumable. Animal agriculture is an incredible water intensive process. The state also uses approximately 2 billion litres of fresh groundwater a day, (Nc.water.usgs.gov, 2014) most of it for distribution amongst cattle farms. Ground water takes many years to collect and at
overburdening of land has been reduced significantly. A major disadvantage of mechanization nonetheless has been loss of human labor. But this tends to have an effect on a few people since not too many of the country’s population are directly involved in agriculture. This concern has been dwarfed by the recent uneasiness that has been brought about by other advancements in agricultural technology. Some of these advancements have been genetic modification and use of pesticides, steroids and hormones in crops
Zambia’s agriculture has the potential of enhancing economic growth and reducing poverty. Good agricultural policies and a well performing agricultural sector translates into significant improvements in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment generation, and broadens the country’s tax base since the livelihoods of the majority of Zambians depend on agricultural-related activities such as farming. The sector, if well developed, should contribute significantly to welfare improvement
Question #1 How is intensive subsistence agriculture distinguished from extensive subsistence cropping? Why, in your opinion, have such different land use forms developed in separate areas of the warm, moist tropics? Intensive agriculture is the primary subsistence pattern of large-scale, populous societies. It results in much more food being produced per acre compared to other subsistence patterns. Beginning about 5,000 years ago, the development of intensive farming methods became necessary as
you - AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY Agriculture is the production of food and goods through farming. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. crops) creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more densely populated and stratified societies. The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. Agriculture is also observed in certain species of ant and termite. Agriculture encompasses
DEFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN INDIA Preface The term agricultural marketing is composed of two words -agriculture and marketing. Agriculture, in the broadest sense means activities aimed at the use of natural resources for human welfare, and marketing connotes a series of activities involved in moving the goods from the point of production to the point of consumption. Specification, the subject of agricultural marketing includes marketing functions
Agriculture forms a dominant part of the Nepalese economy. The country has been dependent on agriculture not only as a source of income but also as the main source of food especially in rural areas. It contributes to 38.2 percent of the total GDP as of 2012 and employs around 66 percent of the total population. Historically, majority of the population lived off agriculture and the productivity rate, when compared to other countries, was much higher. However, due to the recent political instability
The world of agriculture relies on businesses, banks and people in order to keep farmers in business. Farmers can receive loan money for anything including cars, restaurants, and homes, as long as they are strong enough financially to handle it in the long run. There are loan officers who lend money to farmers in order to help the farmers buy the things that they will need for that season and things they want for their personal life. Agricultural loans can be put toward anything from the seeds of
Agriculture uses 80% of California’s water. The Central Valley, produces a quarter of the nation's food. For years, scientists have warned farmers to prepare for climate change. The scarcity of water in California will keep getting worse, and the farmers limitations on water will too. Farmers are facing a greater threat than the federal government's limitations on their water consumption. Instead of ignoring the fact that: global warming is changing the environment around them. They should acknowledge